HJRES 359 · 100th Congress · Commemorations

A joint resolution designating April 8, 1988, as "Senator Dennis Chavez Day".

Introduced 1987-09-16· Sponsored by Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]· House

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Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.(1987-09-28)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Designates April 8, 1988, as Senator Dennis Chavez Day in recognition of the first American-born, Hispanic person elected to the Senate.…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1]NM
Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]TX
Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34]CA
Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23]TX
Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25]CA
Resident Commissioner Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15]TX
Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30]CA
Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]TN
Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]TX
Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31]CA
Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]NJ
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-30]NY
Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16]FL
Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8]PA
Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1]MI
Rep. Sikorski, Gerry E. [D-MN-6]MN
Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5]IL